First Lisburn Presbyterian Church, 49 Market Square South, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, BT28 1AG

Free-standing double-height stone church, dated 1768, enlarged 1873, with gable-fronted entrance block added 1970 to the front elevation facing Market Square. Rectangular on plan facing north with double-height rear projection, set within its own grounds fronting onto Market Square. Church: Pitched natural slate roof with roll-moulded lead ridge and masonry coping to either gable end and metal cylindrical roof vents to the ridge. Cast-iron half-round guttering on iron brackets to a moulded eaves cornice and cast-iron downpipes. Random rubble stone galleted walling to both side elevations with cement pointing and rusticated stone quoins, cement rendered to the rear gable and projection. Two-storey east side elevation, five windows wide, with exposed rubble stone walling, galleted and cement pointed with moulded stone eaves course returning to the rear gable and rusticated stone quoins. Round-headed window openings to the upper level, three-centred to the lower level, both with redbrick arches, masonry reveals and sills with recessed masonry frames and weather glazing to stained glass windows. The rear cement rendered gable has masonry coping and an apex block with a pair of double-height round-headed window openings flanking the central pulpit bay. The rear gable is abutted by lower rendered projection having hipped natural slate roof and further lean-to slated projection. Five-bay west side elevation abutted by row of flat-roofed commercial units fronting onto Market Street with the upper windows visible, as per east elevation. Entrance block: Hipped natural slate roof, pitched to slightly advanced central gable. Concrete coping to front gable with moulded eaves cornice. Splayed rubble stone wall to both side elevations below sill level with remaining walls built in squared coursed fair-faced cement block walling with fine mortar joints. Front elevation comprises slightly advanced central gable with multiple lights to the upper half arranged in diamond-plan and triple-arched recessed entrance portico below. Below the main roof is a projecting pre-cast concrete frieze.. The portico is formed in pre-cast concrete with panelled soffits and a pair of supporting concrete columns providing a recessed entrance with terrazzo platform and step. Three pairs of double-leaf hardwood doors with horizontal glazed panels and three etched glass fanlights above. The diamond-plan lights above comprise a series of irregular-sized rectangular openings with stained glass. Both side elevations have a series of slender window openings to the ground floor with replacement uPVC windows, while the frieze, formed in pre-cast concrete comprises a series of semi-circular openings with plain glazing. Walling Rubble galleted stone / concrete block Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Window Stained glass